Opinion
One of the major causes of the current problem is the flawed 1996 deregulation law, which required investor-owned utilities to sell off all of their power plants, except nuclear.
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The state of sexual education in this country is pathetic. I remember the first sex education class I had in junior high. It was called "Family Life" and only went over anatomy. I don't thin...
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"If the government can fund a program whose content and purpose is to promote religion, it means nothing short of a constitutional revolution."
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How is the apartment hunting going for you? I suspect that it might be a little stressful and disappointing for some folks, but remember that this isn't the worst part.
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Jason Lind should be receiving his nomination for the Darwin Award as he fights infection and struggles for life in the Boston Shriner's Hospital burn ward.
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To reply to a personal opinion printed in the school paper with late-night threatening phone calls is the most cowardly thing a person could do.
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I was outraged when I read that protesters are calling for the release of confessed criminal Sui-Yi Paul Chang.
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Welcome to "Dubya's World." It is a world where cause and effect will have as minimal significance as the consequences that arise from the thoughtlessness of a single executive action.
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As if California's Stage 3 energy crisis and rolling blackouts have not been troublesome enough, Bush is blaming the power shortage on the state's overly strict environmental standards. Consequentiall...
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I am sick and tired of reading about how good Gaucho Basketball fans are now, and how well they behaved in the game against Long Beach State University that was televised on ESPN.
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What do you do with a former Reagan administration figure that kept an illegal immigrant to do housework? If you're George W. Bush, you appoint her to be secretary of labor.
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A minor in LGBT Studies is long overdue at UCSB and would be an asset to our campus, setting a new standard for minority studies as it has done on many other campuses.
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Student discusses why he believes Affirmative Action breeds racism at UCSB.
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Isla Vista is plagued corner to corner by dilapidated housing, cracked foundations, faulty wiring, leaked sewage and vermin.
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Bush lived up to expectations on his first day in office - he chose Jan. 22, the 28th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, to issue an executive order rescinding federal aid to overseas organizations that pro...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
